Genesis 41
1 After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream. He thought himself to be standing above a river,
To Aar senere hændte det, at Farao havde en drøm. Han drømte, at han stod ved Nilen;
2 from which ascended seven cows, exceedingly beautiful and stout. And they pastured in marshy places.
og se, op af Floden steg der syv smukke og fede Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
3 Likewise, another seven emerged from the river, filthy and thoroughly emaciated. And they pastured on the same bank of the river, in green places.
efter dem steg der syv andre Køer op af Nilen, usle at se til og magre, og de stillede sig ved Siden af de første Køer paa Nilens Bred;
4 And they devoured those whose appearance and condition of body was so wonderful. Pharaoh, having been awakened,
og de usle og magre Køer aad de syv smukke og fede Køer. Saa vaagnede Farao.
5 slept again, and he saw another dream. Seven ears of grain sprung up on one stalk, full and well-formed.
Men han sov ind og havde en Drøm og saa syv tykke og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
6 Likewise, other ears of grain, of the same number, rose up, thin and struck with blight,
men efter dem voksede der syv golde og vindsvedne Aks frem;
7 devouring all the beauty of the first. Pharaoh, when he awakened after his rest,
og de golde Aks slugte de syv tykke og fulde Aks. Saa vaagnede Farao, og se, det var en Drøm.
8 and when morning arrived, being terrified with fear, sent to all the interpreters of Egypt and to all of the wise men. And when they were summoned, he explained to them his dream; but there was no one who could interpret it.
Men om Morgenen var hans Sind uroligt; og han sendte Bud efter alle Ægyptens Tegnsudlæggere og Vismænd og fortalte dem sin Drøm, men ingen kunde tyde den for Farao.
9 Then at last the chief cupbearer, remembering, said, “I confess my sin.
Da sagde Overmundskænken til Farao: »Jeg maa i Dag minde om mine Synder.
10 The king, being angry with his servants, ordered me and the chief miller of grain to be forced into the prison of the leader of the military.
Den Gang Farao vrededes paa sine Tjenere og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, mig og Overbageren,
11 There, in one night, both of us saw a dream presaging the future.
da drømte vi engang samme Nat hver en Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.
12 In that place, there was a Hebrew, a servant of the same commander of the military, to whom we explained our dreams.
Sammen med os var der en Hebraisk Yngling, som var Træl hos Livvagtens Øverste, og da vi fortalte ham vore Drømme, tydede han dem for os, hver paa sin Maade;
13 Whatever we heard was proven afterwards by the event of the matter. For I was restored to my office, and he was suspended on a cross.”
og som han tydede dem for os, saaledes gik det: Jeg blev indsat i mit Embede, og Bageren blev hængt.«
14 Immediately, by the king’s authority, Joseph was led out of prison, and they shaved him. And changing his apparel, they presented him to him.
Da sendte Farao Bud efter Josef, og man fik ham hurtigt ud af Fangehullet; og efter at have ladet sig rage og skiftet Klæder fremstillede han sig for Farao.
15 And he said to him, “I have seen dreams, and there is no one who can unfold them. I have heard that you are very wise at interpreting these.”
Saa sagde Farao til Josef: »Jeg har haft en Drøm, som ingen kan tyde; og nu har jeg hørt om dig, at du kun behøver at høre en Drøm, saa kan du tyde den.«
16 Joseph responded, “Apart from me, God will respond favorably to Pharaoh.”
Josef svarede Farao: »Ikke jeg — men Gud vil give Farao et gunstigt Svar!«
17 Therefore, Pharaoh explained what he had seen: “I thought myself to be standing on the bank of a river,
Da sagde Farao til Josef: »Jeg drømte, at jeg stod paa Nilens Bred;
18 and seven cows climbed up from the river, exceedingly beautiful and full of flesh. And they grazed in a pasture of a marshy greenery.
og se, op af Floden steg der syv fede og smukke Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
19 And behold, there followed after these, another seven cows, with such deformity and emaciation as I had never seen in the land of Egypt.
efter dem steg der syv andre Køer op, ringe, saare usle og magre, saa usle Dyr har jeg ikke set nogensteds i Ægypten;
20 These devoured and consumed the first,
og de magre og usle Køer aad de syv første, fede Køer;
21 giving no indication of being full. But they remained in the same state of emaciation and squalor. Awakening, but being weighed down into sleep again,
men da de havde slugt dem, var det ikke til at kende paa dem; de saa lige saa usle ud som før. Saa vaagnede jeg.
22 I saw a dream. Seven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk, full and very beautiful.
Men jeg sov atter ind og saa i Drømme syv fulde og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
23 Likewise, another seven, thin and struck with blight, rose up from the stalk.
men efter dem voksede der syv udtørrede, golde og vindsvedne Aks frem,
24 And they devoured the beauty of the first. I explained this dream to the interpreters, and there is no one who can unfold it.”
og de golde Aks slugte de syv gode Aks. Det fortalte jeg mine Tegnsudlæggere, men ingen kunde forklare mig det.«
25 Joseph responded: “The dream of the king is one. What God will do, he has revealed to Pharaoh.
Da sagde Josef til Farao: »Faraos Drømme betyder begge det samme, og Gud har kundgjort Farao, hvad han vil gøre.
26 The seven beautiful cows, and the seven full ears of grain, are seven years of abundance. And so the force of the dreams is understood to be the same.
De syv gode Køer betyder syv Aar; de syv gode Aks betyder ligeledes syv Aar; det er en og samme Drøm.
27 Likewise, the seven thin and emaciated cows, which ascended after them, and the seven thin ears of grain, which were struck with the burning wind, are seven approaching years of famine.
Og de syv magre og usle Køer, der steg op efter dem, betyder syv Aar, og de syv golde og vindsvedne Aks betyder syv Hungersnødsaar.
28 These will be fulfilled in this order.
Det var det, jeg mente, naar jeg sagde til Farao: Hvad Gud vil gøre, har han ladet Farao skue!
29 Behold, there will arrive seven years of great fertility throughout the entire land of Egypt.
Se, der kommer syv Aar med stor Overflod i hele Ægypten;
30 After this, there will follow another seven years, of such great barrenness that all the former abundance will be delivered into oblivion. For the famine will consume all the land,
men efter dem kommer der syv Hungersnødsaar, og man skal gemme al Overfloden i Ægypten; og Hungersnøden skal hærge Jorden,
31 and the greatness of this destitution will cause the greatness of the abundance to be lost.
saa man intet mærker til Overfloden paa Jorden paa Grund af den paafølgende Hungersnød; thi den bliver saare haard.
32 Now, as to what you saw the second time, it is a dream pertaining to the same thing. It is an indication of its firmness, because the word of God shall be done, and it shall be completed swiftly.
Men at Drømmen gentog sig to Gange for Farao, betyder, at Sagen er fast besluttet af Gud, og at han snart vil lade det ske.
33 Now therefore, let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and place him over the land of Egypt,
Men nu skulde Farao udse sig en indsigtsfuld og klog Mand og sætte ham over Ægypten,
34 so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years
og Farao skulde tage og indsætte Tilsynsmænd over Landet og opkræve Femtedelen af Ægyptens Afgrøde i Overflodens syv Aar;
35 that now have already begun to occur, be gathered into storehouses. And let all the grain be stored away, under the power of Pharaoh, and let it be kept in the cities.
og de skal samle al Afgrøden fra de gode Aar, der kommer, og oplagre Høsten som Faraos Eje og bringe Afgrøden under Laas og Lukke i Byerne,
36 And let it be prepared for the future famine of seven years, which will oppress Egypt, and then the land will not be consumed by destitution.”
for at Afgrøden kan tjene til Forraad for Landet i Hungersnødens syv Aar, som skal komme over Ægypten, at ikke Landet skal gaa til Grunde ved Hungersnøden.«
37 The counsel pleased Pharaoh and all his ministers.
Baade Farao og alle hans Tjenere syntes godt om den Tale,
38 And he said to them, “Would we be able to find another such man, who is full of the Spirit of God?”
og Farao sagde til sine Tjenere: »Hvor finder vi en Mand, i hvem Guds Aand er som i ham?«
39 Therefore, he said to Joseph: “Because God has revealed to you all that you have said, would I be able to find anyone wiser and as much like you?
Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Efter at Gud har aabenbaret dig alt dette, kan ingen maale sig med dig i Indsigt og Kløgt;
40 You will be over my house, and to the authority of your mouth, all the people will show obedience. Only in one way, in the throne of the kingdom, will I go before you.”
du skal forestaa mit Hus, og efter dit Ord skal alt mit Folk rette sig; kun Tronen vil jeg have forud for dig.«
41 And again, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have appointed you over the entire land of Egypt.”
Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Saa sætter jeg dig nu over hele Ægypten!«
42 And he took the ring from his own hand, and he gave it into his hand. And he clothed him with a robe of fine linen, and he placed a necklace of gold around his neck.
Og Farao tog Seglringen af sin Haand og satte den paa Josefs, klædte ham i fine Linnedklæder og hængte Guldkæden om hans Hals:
43 And he caused him to ascend upon his second swift chariot, with the herald proclaiming that everyone should bend their knee before him, and that they should know that he was governor over the entire land of Egypt.
han lod ham køre i sin næstbedste Vogn, og de raabte Abrek for ham. Saaledes satte han ham over hele Ægypten.
44 Likewise, the king said to Joseph: “I am Pharaoh: apart from your authority, no one will move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Jeg er Farao, men uden dit Minde skal ingen røre Haand eller Fod nogensteds i Ægypten!«
45 And he changed his name and called him, in the Egyptian tongue: ‘Savior of the world.’ And he gave him as a wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis. And so Joseph went out into the land of Egypt.
Derpaa gav Farao Josef Navnet Zafenat-Panea, og han lod ham ægte Asenat, en Datter af Præsten Potifera i On; og Josef drog omkring i Ægypten.
46 (Now he was thirty years old when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh.) And he traveled throughout the regions of Egypt.
Josef var tredive Aar gammel, da han stededes for Farao, Ægyptens Konge. Saa forlod Josef Farao og drog omkring i hele Ægypten.
47 And the fertility of the seven years arrived. And when the grain fields were reduced to sheaves, these were gathered into the storehouses of Egypt.
Og Landet bar i bugnende Fylde i Overflodens syv Aar;
48 And now all the abundance of grain was stored away in every city.
og Josef samlede al Afgrøden i de syv Aar, i hvilke der var Overflod i Ægypten, og bragte den til Byerne; i hver By samlede han Afgrøden fra Markerne der omkring.
49 And there was such a great abundance of wheat that it was comparable to the sands of the sea, and its bounty exceeded all measure.
Saaledes ophobede Josef Korn i vældig Mængde, som Havets Sand, indtil man opgav at maale det, da det ikke var til at maale.
50 Then, before the famine arrived, Joseph had two sons born, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him.
Før Hungersnødens Aar kom, fik Josef to Sønner med Asenat, Præsten i On Potiferas Datter;
51 And he called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has caused me to forget all my labors and the house of my father.”
og Josef gav den førstefødte Navnet Manasse, thi han sagde: »Gud har ladet mig glemme al min Møje og hele min Faders Hus.«
52 Likewise, he named the second Ephraim, saying, “God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty.”
Og den anden gav han Navnet Efraim, thi han sagde: »Gud har givet mig Livsfrugt i min Elendigheds Land.«
53 And so, when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed,
Da Overflodens syv Aar, som kom over Ægypten, var omme,
54 the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted, began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.
begyndte Hungersnødens syv Aar, som Josef havde sagt; og der opstod Hungersnød i alle Lande, men i hele Ægypten var der Brød.
55 And being hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh, asking for provisions. And he said to them: “Go to Joseph. And do whatever he will tell you.”
Saa hungrede hele Ægypten; og Folket raabte til Farao om Brød; men Farao sagde til alle Ægypterne: »Gaa til Josef og gør, hvad han siger eder!«
56 Then the famine increased daily in all the land. And Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. For the famine had oppressed them also.
Og der var Hungersnød over hele Jorden. Da aabnede Josef for alle Kornlagrene og solgte Korn til Ægypterne; men Hungersnøden tog til i Ægypten;
57 And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.
og Alverden kom til Ægypten for at købe Korn hos Josef; thi Hungersnøden tog til over hele Jorden.
